A free online scheduling tool anyone in your group can use
Decider is an online scheduler that works in the browser. Propose a handful of times, share one link, and everyone answers Yes, Maybe or No. The strongest slot is highlighted for you, and nobody you invite has to create an account.
How the online scheduler works
Open the scheduling website
Everything runs in the browser on phone, tablet and laptop. There is no app for scheduling to download and no plugin to approve, which matters when half the group is outside your organisation.
Pick the times you can offer
Tap or drag times on the calendar, set the length once, and reorder them until the list reads the way you want people to see it.
Share a single link
Paste the link into chat, email or a group thread. Every guest sees the same times converted into their own time zone.
Lock the time and export the invite
When the votes are in, lock the time with the most support. Everyone can add it to Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar in one tap, with the video link included.
What makes a good online scheduling tool
- Guests vote without signing up, so nobody stops at a registration page.
- No ads on the page you send to colleagues, clients or parents.
- Automatic time-zone conversion, so a remote participant never does the maths by hand.
- Maybe is a real answer, so a movable conflict shows up instead of hiding behind silence.
- One shared view of every answer, instead of availability scattered across an email thread.
Put your times in a poll
Tap a few times on a calendar, share one link and let the group vote.
An online scheduler with nothing to install
Decider runs in the browser on any device, with nothing to download, no extension and no app store. That matters because the person you most need an answer from is usually the one least willing to install something to give it.
It does install as a web app if you want it to. Add it to your home screen and it opens full screen like a native app, with optional notifications when votes come in. That is a choice the organiser makes, never a requirement placed on guests.
What to look for in a scheduling website
Most scheduling websites are built for the one-to-one case: you publish your open slots, someone picks one. That is a booking page, and it is the wrong shape for a meeting where eight people all have constraints and no single slot is free.
For a group, four things decide whether the tool works. Guests should be able to answer without registering, because every account wall loses you replies. Times should convert to each person's own zone automatically. People should be able to say Maybe, which is how you learn a conflict is movable. And once a time is chosen, it should reach everyone's calendar without a second round of messages.
Ads are the fifth thing, and the one people notice. A free tier funded by advertising puts them on the page you send to clients, parents or colleagues. Decider shows none, to anyone.
Using it as an app for scheduling groups
The flow is the same on a phone and on a laptop. Tap or drag a few candidate times on the weekly calendar, set the length once, share the link. Votes appear live, so you can see the shape of the answer before everyone has replied.
Guests get the same page you do, sized for their screen. They type a name, tap Yes, Maybe or No against each slot, and they are done. There is nothing else to fill in.
What people schedule online with Decider
Work meetings across teams
Several calendars that never line up, where one shared link beats a chain of tentative invites.
Client and supplier calls
External people whose calendars you cannot see and who should not have to register anywhere.
Clubs, classes and volunteer shifts
Larger groups where you need a quick read of who can make which option.
Family and friends
Dinners, trips and reunions, where the tool has to make sense to everyone the first time.
Online scheduling tool questions
Is this online scheduler free?
Yes. Creating polls, sharing them and collecting votes is free, and the people you invite never pay. An optional Pro plan adds calendar connections for organisers who want their own busy times taken into account.
Do I need to install an app for scheduling?
No. It is a scheduling website that runs in any modern browser, and it can be added to a phone home screen if you prefer an app-like shortcut.
Does everyone need an account?
Only the organiser signs in, so they can manage or reuse their polls. Guests open the link, type their name and vote.
How is this different from a booking page?
A booking page shows your availability so one person picks a slot. An online group scheduler collects everyone's answers on the same set of times, which is what you need when the whole group has to fit.
Can I use it for something other than meetings?
Yes. The same flow works for choosing a date for a trip, a training session or a shift, because the poll is about picking one option out of several.
Other ways to schedule with Decider
- Google schedulingHow to agree on a group meeting time with a poll and then add it to Google Calendar.
- Free scheduler appA free scheduler for group meetings that runs in the browser, with no install and no ads for guests.
- HomeWhat Decider is and how a poll works: you propose times, share a link and the group votes.
- Time zone meeting plannerA free tool: add cities, see everyone's working hours side by side and find the hours the whole group shares.
Schedule your next meeting online
It is free, shows no ads, and needs no account from the people you invite.